@swerytd.bsky.social is back with us for a deep-dive into writing for #TheSkewer. Hear about his origin story for writing on the show, the course he runs with @daveiswriting.bsky.social and what you can expect from the course and this episode! Watch now at lredwards.substack.com/p/the-skewer...

Hear @sophlouisehall.bsky.social's response to rejection, among other insights and reflections on the writing and development process with @zenithbootleg.bsky.social and @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social in our latest episode. Watch here: lredwards.substack.com/p/app-aritio...

Here's the sketch for our latest episode: App-aritions by @sophlouisehall.bsky.social Watch the full episode where we discuss the writing and development of the sketch and its rejection story with @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social and @zenithbootleg.bsky.social lredwards.substack.com/p/app-aritio...

Last chance to submit before we record!

The Reject Pile Podcast@rejectpilepod.bsky.social · 4w ago

Have you had an unsuccessful submission to The Skewer on BBC Radio 4? We're planning a special Skewer themed episode with seasoned contributor @swerytd.bsky.social, so send in one of your self-made submissions or a voice note of you reading your pitch to RejectPilePod@gmail.com or via DM on here!

Is this the moment The Reject Pile jumps the shark, as @zenithbootleg.bsky.social quotes... Garth Marenghi? Watch the new episode where @mikecooperrp.bsky.social joins @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social for more of Garth... I mean, Phil's pearls of wisdom. Watch: lredwards.substack.com/p/ports-win-...

Here's the sketch by Sarah Kelly, featured on our latest episode: Medieval Medicine, performed by Alexis Coward, Amy Tobin and Annabelle Turner Wheeler, with disgusting sound effects supplied by Rob Stephenson (emetophobia trigger warning at 1m10s). Watch now: lredwards.substack.com/p/medieval-m...

Thanks Mike, we think so too, even if it is a little niche!

Mike Cooper@mikecooperrp.bsky.social · 3w ago

Another really enjoyable episode. The channel deserves way more subscribers and views than it currently has, so get on it! Oh, and that Mike bloke he mentions right at the start sounds like a damn good egg! 😉

Sarah Kelly is our guest this week, and, in this clip, she and @zenithbootleg.bsky.social discuss the virtues of deadlines, prompts, and quantity over quality, while @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social, as usual, watches on! Watch now: lredwards.substack.com/p/medieval-m...

Have you had an unsuccessful submission to The Skewer on BBC Radio 4? We're planning a special Skewer themed episode with seasoned contributor @swerytd.bsky.social, so send in one of your self-made submissions or a voice note of you reading your pitch to RejectPilePod@gmail.com or via DM on here!

Don't miss this week's episode where we hear Late to the Game - Peter Beare's comedy sketch inspired by Covid-19 and the Apple TV show Silo - and dive into the development process with @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social and @zenithbootleg.bsky.social Watch here: lredwards.substack.com/p/late-to-th...

The second episode of our 2026 run is out now. Here's guest writer Peter Beare speaking candidly to @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social and @zenithbootleg.bsky.social about his own response to rejection and recalibrating the rationale for his writing. Watch now: lredwards.substack.com/p/late-to-th...

Late to the Game, with Peter Beare

Joining Luke in The Reject Pile this episode is writer Peter Beare with his comedy sketch Late to the Game.

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Don't miss this and more of @annabeledcomedy.bsky.social reflections on writing and rejection, along with analysis of the first three pages of her first sitcom: Stuck with @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social and @zenithbootleg.bsky.social Watch now: lredwards.substack.com/p/stuck-sitc...

The Reject Pile returns with Stuck, a sitcom by @annabeledcomedy.bsky.social, who joins @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social and @zenithbootleg.bsky.social. Our first sitcom, and the first of a new run of episodes for Summer 2026! Watch now: lredwards.substack.com/p/stuck-sitc...

The Reject Pile is coming back! Meet the Summer 2026 cast (left to right): host Luke Edwards, Amy Tobin, Alexis Coward, Chris Gladwin (back), Annabel Turner-Wheeler (front) and Jonathan Amphlett. Subscribe now for upcoming episodes: linktr.ee/RejectPilePod

Meet The Reject Pile Autumn 2025 cast: Jonathan Amphlett, Rachel Cook, Alexis Coward, Ronan Hatfull and Rob Stephenson. Hear them in Dinosaur's Den by Mike Grace, The Doctor Won't See You by @jsdocherty.bsky.social and Breaking News by Robbie Fox. lredwards.substack.com/s/the-reject... #writing

If you’ve not seen or heard our latest episode yet, do check it out to see what Robbie did with this inspiration, and where he might take it next… Watch at lredwards.substack.com/p/breaking-n... or listen wherever you get your podcasts! #writingcommunity #comedywriter #writingpodcast

Watch as @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social and @zenithbootleg.bsky.social are joined by Robbie Fox to discuss his sketch 'Breaking News' and imagine the slowest news day on a rolling news channel! Watch the episode at open.substack.com/pub/lredward... or listen where you get your podcasts!

Listen to @zenithbootleg.bsky.social and @jsdocherty.bsky.social getting to the heart of what The Reject Pile is all about! Watch the full video at lredwards.substack.com/p/the… or listen wherever you get your podcasts! #comedy #writing #writers #writingpodcast #sketchcomedy

Watch or listen now to the latest episode of The Reject Pile where we feature 'The Doctor Won't See You' by @jsdocherty.bsky.social, and find out how we end up here... Listen at open.substack.com/pub/lredward... or wherever you get your podcasts. #comedy #sketch #Writing #writer #Podcast

Mastering the basics and Shuhari. Don't miss this pearl of wisdom and many more in our latest episode at lredwards.substack.com/p/dinosaurs-... or wherever you get your podcasts. #sketch #comedy #writing

The Reject Pile returns with Mike Grace and his #sketch Dinosaur's Den! Mike joins @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social and @zenithbootleg.bsky.social as they discuss meta jokes and the perils of parody. You can find the episode at lredwards.substack.com/p/din…, or wherever you get your podcasts! #comedy

Still looking for your 1st Breaking The News credit, or aiming to up your hit rate? Dive into our recent episode where @mikecooperrp.bsky.social, @jsdocherty.bsky.social, Mike Grace and @gichowdotcom.bsky.social's submissions were analysed, for advice on how to improve your submissions. #BTNNB

The Reject Pile returns, joined by Ellie Hayward and @swerytd.bsky.social who discuss material submitted to BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking the News and their training course designed to help aspiring writers gain their first professional writing credit on the show. Listen at linktr.ee/RejectPilePod

The Reject Pile returns for its second episode, focusing on material rejected from the 30th series of BBC Radio Scotland's open door topical panel show Breaking the News in early 2025! You can find links to the episode at linktr.ee/RejectPilePod or wherever you listen! Please rate and review!

Following the 30th series of Breaking the News, we'll be joined by Ellie Hayward and @swerytd.bsky.social, who run courses to help writers gain their first credit on the show. If you have a question for them, please send us a voice note of you asking it to RejectPilePod@gmail.com!

Have you been rejected? Maybe your submissions to Series 30 of Breaking the News or Series 4 of DMs Are Open were unsuccessful? Give them a second chance by sending to The Reject Pile at RejectPilePod@gmail.com! #comedy #sketchcomedy #comedysketches #topicalcomedy #BTNNB

Enjoyed watching the recording for the new series of BBC Radio 4's DMs Are Open at Up The Creek last night. Wishing good luck to those that submitted and reminding you that our DMs are always open for your rejects. Send to RejectPilePod@gmail.com!

Kamala Harris and Chappell Roan were amongst the most mispronounced words of 2025. People often pronounced the singer/songwriter’s name as ‘Rowan’ instead of ‘Rone’, and when trying to get Kamala, millions of Americans accidentally said Donald. #BTYNB #BTNNB

Helen Worth left Coronation Street, the biggest Gail to pass through Manchester until Storm Bert. #BTNNB #BTYNB

#BTNNB #BTYNB #jokes #funny #Bestof2024 Following Oasis on tour are Simple Minds; well, you've got to have one of those to pay £500 for a ticket.